Below are highlights from our recent library acquisitions. Stop by the Center for Teaching to browse our over 700 books and resources in person.

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From the Stacks…

April 7, 2012 — Beyond Tests and Quizzes : Creative Assessments in the College Classroom by Richard J. Mezeske From the publisher… Because the drive toward external assessment speaks almost exclusively in terms of standardized testing, we need to be reminded of the internal...... KEEP READING »

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March 8, 2012 —      The New Digital Storytelling by Bryan Alexander From the publisher… Digital storytelling uses new media tools and platforms to tell stories. The second wave of digital storytelling started in the 1990s with the rise of popular video production, then...... KEEP READING »

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February 7, 2012 — The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Reconsidered: Institutional Integration and Impact By Pat Hutchings, Mary Taylor Huber, and Anthony Ciccone From the publisher… The authors, all of whom continue to be involved in this work, imagine a future “where the...... KEEP READING »

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January 17, 2012 — The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course By Linda B. Nilson From the publisher… An instructor’s topical organization is the basic framework of his or her course as well as the core of the syllabus. This book...... KEEP READING »

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December 9, 2011 — Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success & Retention in Higher Ed by Kathleen F. Gabriel From the publisher… As societal expectations about attending college have grown, professors report increasing numbers of students who are unprepared for the rigors of...... KEEP READING »

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November 9, 2011 — 147 Tips for Teaching Sustainability: Connecting the Environment, the Economy, and Society by William M. Timpson, Brian Dunbar, Gailmarie Kimmel, Brett Bruvere, Peter Newman, and Hillary Mizia From the publisher… “We are the first generation capable of determining the habitability...... KEEP READING »

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From the Stacks…The Effective, Efficient Professor: Teaching, Scholarship and Service

June 15, 2011 — The Effective, Efficient Professor: Teaching, Scholarship and Service By Philip C. Wankat From the publisher… Most faculty are discipline experts but have not studied methods to improve their teaching, scholarship or service. This book applies efficiency and time management methods...... KEEP READING »

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Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty

October 21, 2010 — Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty by Elizabeth F. Barkley (Jossey-Bass, 2010) From the publisher… Keeping students involved, motivated, and actively learning is challenging educators across the country,yet good advice on how to accomplish this has not been...... KEEP READING »

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McKeachie’s Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, & Theory (13th edition)

October 20, 2010 — McKeachie’s Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research & Theory, 13th edition by Wilbert J. Mckeachie (Houghton Mifflin Co., 2010) From the publisher… McKeachie’s Teaching Tips places the practice of teaching at the center of the faculty role and takes that responsibility seriously....... KEEP READING »

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Teaching the Large College Class: A Guidebook for Instructors with Multitudes

May 14, 2010 — Teaching the Large College Class: A Guidebook for Instructors with Multitudes, by Frank Heppner, Jossey-Bass, 2007. From the publisher: Teaching large classes is a fact of life for professors at many institutions. In addition to pedagogy, instructors of these courses...... KEEP READING »

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Blueprint for Learning: Constructing College Courses to Facilitate, Assess, and Document Learning

May 14, 2010 — Blueprint for Learning: Constructing College Courses to Facilitate, Assess, and Document Learning , by Laurie Richlin, Introduction by Shirley Ronkowski, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2006. From the publisher: This book familiarizes readers with course design elements; enables them to understand themselves...... KEEP READING »

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Introduction to Rubrics: an assessment tool to save grading time, convey effective feedback, and promote student learning

May 10, 2010 — Introduction to Rubrics: an assessment tool to save grading time, convey effective feedback, and promote student learning, by Dannelle D. Stevens and Antonia Levi, Stylus Publishing, 2005. From the publisher: Research shows that rubrics save professors’ time while conveying meaningful...... KEEP READING »

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